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Posted by ill0gical0ne on Jun-18-2007 09:55:

Wallmount for KRK RP8

I just ordered a pair of RP8s on Friday, and as I'm sitting here thinking, I think to myself "shit, I have no where to put these." I've always wanted a nice wallmount system, and I think it'd look great w/ my new HDTV in the center of them. I remember maybe 4-5 months ago someone posted a picture of their setup w/ RP8s on wallmounts, but I can't be arsed to look through 400 pages of a thread. Anyone have any clue what I'm talking about, or where I can get wallmounts for something as heavy as the RP8s?

Posted by SPAWNmaster on Jun-18-2007 11:58:

what a great idea. I've been considering this as well for my monitors. Monitor stands generally are sized to be at sitting height for production, so I'm looking for an alternative as well. Perhaps a spacetek universal wall mount?? Anyone?

Posted by nutsan on Jun-18-2007 12:20:

they will have to be secured VERY well, active monitors are incredibly heavy compared to standard hifi speakers which most consumer speaker wallmounts are designed for.

Posted by Import on Jun-18-2007 13:29:

quote:
Originally posted by nutsan
they will have to be secured VERY well, active monitors are incredibly heavy compared to standard hifi speakers which most consumer speaker wallmounts are designed for.

Im guessing you could use LCD/Plasma wall mounts then instead, but they tend to run a fairly high price for what your getting.

Posted by T-Soma on Jun-18-2007 14:04:

I checked the specs...
Shipping Weight: 30 lbs (15 Kg)

I think you should be fine but I would just be worried about the bass slowly shaking things loose over time if its setup on a TV bracket.
But then again, I have no clue when it comes to these kind of things.

I know this is off topic but while checking those specs I realised stanton and KRK are under the same company, I never knew that!

Posted by Import on Jun-18-2007 14:21:

quote:
Originally posted by T-Soma
I know this is off topic but while checking those specs I realised stanton and KRK are under the same company, I never knew that!

Wonder if that means the Stanton monitors might come from the same factory? Thatd be a good sign

Posted by SPAWNmaster on Jun-18-2007 14:31:

hmm i guess wall mounts are out for my behringer truths then...i have a pair of the active flagship models...each monitor is 32lbs alone. that said, does anyone know of any good height-adjustable monitor stands? the only thing is standard monitor stands (between 9-10" square tops) do not fit larger monitors such as these and require a larger square tops so the lip contains the monitor. I called behringer USA previously to see if they had any recommendations but they couldn't give me a straight answer. Additionally the people at Guitar Center in Binghamton NY had no clue so maybe some TA's can help out here?

Posted by Jarvmeister on Jun-18-2007 18:25:

I have KRK RP8s.

I wall mounted them.

I used these:

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produ...ber/5342536.htm

In addition you can swing them around to suit.

They can support the wieght, but you need to make sure you secure them to something solid. I had to drill through the plaster into the masonry with 10 inch bad boy heavy duty screws.

I ended up taking them down in the end cos they looked shit.

Jarv

Posted by skip on Jun-18-2007 18:27:

i think monitor stands in general are fucking expensive (when compared to the price of the speakers). i've been looking a bit for some stands for my monitors, but the cheapest i've found is like 100� a piece.

Posted by Spoonz on Jun-18-2007 19:42:

best option would be to make ur own, custom made to suit ur exact requirements

Posted by nutsan on Jun-18-2007 22:56:

those tv stands jarv posted would probably be the best solution, i've see quite a few people use those for cdjs too.

Posted by Import on Jun-18-2007 23:16:

I always throw the ikea stuff out there, its cheap and the max load is your speakers weight

http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/40105364

http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/40105364

http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/70032644

Posted by i got big pants on Jun-18-2007 23:35:

if you want monitor stands...get the on stage sms-6000 i believe it is. i have a pair of those, and those things are might nice.

Posted by ZeJayMan on Jun-19-2007 01:43:

Mines come with wall brackets, ding dang doo.

Woo!

Posted by ill0gical0ne on Jun-19-2007 05:19:

Thanks guys. I'll check those out. My speakers arrive tomorrow!! I'm soooooo excited.